2023 Sandahl 'Soft feathers'
Rhine Riesling from Badacsony Hungary

Labels

The theme for 2023 is various animals, illustrated by Zentangle art, made by Birgitta Lindqvist-Gatti and Gunnel Sandahl. The Zentangle method is a relaxing way to create beautiful images by drawing structure patterns.

A parrot can be as beautiful as this wine, and as soft as its feathers.

From 2023 we have changed our back labels, mostly to comply with new European Community rules. To be further aligned with wine rules, we also have changed the back label to the Hungary language.

Weather

In September there was a long period of good weather, suitable for harvest, but at that time the grapes was not ripe enough. There came a big rainfall in end of September, which didn't damage our grapes, but we could not wait too long further on, because the rot were approaching.

Typically at that time, the weather reports begun to forecast a lot of rain, but before that we were given a half week to complete the harvest.

Origin

  Date Action Vineyard
  2023-10-10 harvest Genesis west grafts
  2023-10-11 harvest Genesis all
  2023-10-12 2nd fraction pressing Vineyards above

Analysis

Values by the official laboratory in Badacsonytomaj.

  Alcohol 13 % vol
  Sugar 6.9 g / l
  Total acidity 5.1 g / l
  Bottle 750 ml
  Seal Screw cap

Tastings

By Christer Sandahl

  Date 2025-10-05
  Color Medium yellow
  Smell Dynamic smell, rather open, deep and fruity.
  Taste Willful, balanced, vivid but soft acidity.
  Judgment Raw and in need of a year more in bottle

Tastings

By Falstaff, 91 points

  Tasted by Peter Moser, Ulrich Sautter
  Date 2025-11-25
  Color Light golden yellow, silver reflections. 
  Smell Delicate notes of blossom honey and meadow herbs, ripe white tropical fruit notes.
  Taste Lean, white pome fruit, delicate peach, integrated sweetness, good balance, mineral finish, lingers well.
  Judgment A versatile food companion.

 


Rare Peak grade

black screw capsule
with gold text

Our other wines

Find below click able links to all our other wines produced since 2010. Observe, that earlier vintages use to be sold out since long. Yellow means rare peaks, gray means mid ranges, and light blue means solid grounds.

  2010 The stamp, Recept  
  2011 Magic rain, Cappuccino oil, Give me five  
  2012 Laundry hanger, Multiplexor, Rake & scoop, Elephant tap, Box fixture  
  2013 Count down, All of a kind, Gold standard, Secret  
  2014 S.O.S., m.m.s.  
  2015 Dry honey, Wet stones, Citrus x Limon, Bear glue, Bella sunrise, Tussilago  
  2016 Banana split, Chicken year, Street smart, Tie mania  
  2017 Ball of fame, Crystal cut, Rabbit periscope, Shop stop  
  2018 Oh deer, Sign up, Not yet, By the way, Dig it  
  2019 Birdie Num Num, Brave Birds, Starling Village, Air Dive  
  2020 Thor's hammer -Mjölnir-, Freya's amulet -Brisingamén-, Odin's horse -Sleipnir-  
  2021 Somewhere Eltz, Cottage cheese, Tent-a-tive  
  2022 Evergreen, Golden moments, Roses darling, Out of the Blue  
  2023 Helló zsiráf, Soft feathers, Fly butter fly, Slow down  

Internet

For more information, see www.villasandahl.com and www.villasandahl.hu